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UHF F/O F11

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:30:00

Thursday December 18, 2003

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

UHF F/O F11

Navy communications satellite

Geostationary Earth Orbit

1 Payload

3,041 kilograms

Rocket

Atlas IIIB rocket by Lockheed Martin

Retired

Active 2002 to 2005

Agency

Rocket

Height: 52.8m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 10,218 kg

GTO: 4,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,826 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.2m

Height: 12.2m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

50 days 6 hours

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

50 days 6 hours

Stats

Atlas III

4th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2003

2003

59th

Orbital launch attempt